Graduation Rates in Reasonable Completion Time
For the academic year 2022-2023, 698 students out of 1,501 candidates have completed their courses within 150% normal time (i.e. in 3 years for 2-year Associate degree) at Diablo Valley College.
By gender, 347 male and 351 female students graduated the school last year completing their jobs in the period. Its graduation rate is much higher than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 29.14% (public small Associate's college).
| Candidates | Completers | Graduation Rates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 1,501 | 698 | 46.50% |
| Men | 820 | 347 | 42.32% |
| Women | 681 | 351 | 51.54% |
Graduation Rate By Race/Ethnicity
The following table shows graduation rate by race and at Diablo Valley College.
- American Indian or Alaska Native: 20.00%
- Asian: 57.29%
- Black (Non-Hispanic): 32.00%
- Hispanic: 33.90%
- White: 43.80%
- Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: 0.00%
- Two or More Race: 42.86%
- Unknown: 40.74%
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 20.00%(1/5) | - | 33.33%(1/3) |
| Asian | 57.29%(169/295) | 47.17%(75/159) | 69.12%(94/136) |
| Black (Non-Hispanic) | 32.00%(24/75) | 45.00%(18/40) | 17.14%(6/35) |
| Hispanic | 33.90%(119/351) | 27.88%(46/165) | 39.25%(73/186) |
| White | 43.80%(159/363) | 41.82%(92/220) | 46.85%(67/143) |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0.00%(-/4) | - | - |
| Two or More Race | 42.86%(54/126) | 42.42%(28/66) | 43.33%(26/60) |
| Unknown | 40.74%(22/54) | 40.00%(12/30) | 41.67%(10/24) |
Transfer-out and Retention Rates
At DVC, the transfer-out rate is 8.46%. Its transfer-out rate is lower than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 12.31%.
DVC's retention rate is 80% for full-time students and 47 % for part-time students last year. Its retention rate is higher than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 61.77%.
Non-Resident Alien Graduation Rate
A non-resident alien student is not a US citizen/green card holder and studies with a student visa, such as an F visa, in the United States. At Diablo Valley College, 150 of 228 non-resident alien students completed their studies and the graduation rate was 65.79%.